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failed
adjective as in abortive
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Weak matches
failing, ineffective, ineffectual, miscarried, unavailing, unproductive, useless, vain, worthless
adjective as in bankrupt
Weak matches
adjective as in insolvent
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Weak matches
broken, busted, foreclosed, in Chapter 11, in Chapter 13, in receivership, in the red, on the rocks, out of money, taken to the cleaners, unbalanced, undone, wiped-out
adjective as in unsuccessful
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abortive, disastrous, doomed, foiled, fruitless, futile, ill-fated, ineffective, ineffectual, losing, thwarted, useless, vain
Example Sentences
Residents continue to protest, accusing officials of having failed to provide timely alerts.
The plan failed after U.S. carriers argued it would distract flight attendants from safety duties.
But Houlihan, 32, no longer blames tainted meat, saying she isn’t sure what caused her failed test.
He was known for all the big plays he somehow failed to make.
The answer is that the way the sport evaluates teams has failed to keep up with rule changes that have overhauled college football since 2020.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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